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IVith the Compliinmtys of 



JOURNAL 

KEPT BY 

SERGEANT DAVID HOLDEN 

OF GROTON, MASS. 

DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE 
FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. 

February 20 — November 29, 1760. 

SSEitI) Notts antj an Enttoliuction 
By SAMUEL A. GEEEN^, M.D. 



JOURNAL 



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SERGEANT DAVID HOLDEN 

OF GROTON, MASS. 

DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE 
FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. 

February 20 — November 29, 1760. 



SJEttf) 'NattQ RnO an Introliuctton 
By SAMUEL A. GREEN, M.D. 



CAMBRIDGE : 

JOHN WILSON AND SON. 

?anibErsttg Press. 

1889. 



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JOURNAL OF SERGEANT HOLDEN. 



At a meetino- of the Massachusetts Historical 
Society, on Thursday, June 13, 1889, Dr. Samuel 
A. Green communicated a copy of the following 
journal, kept during the latter part of the French and 
Indian War, and now presented to the Library by 
Mr. Henry Sylvanus Bunton, town treasurer of Hyde 
Park, Massachusetts. 

David Holden, the writer, was the First Sergeant in Cap- 
tain Leonard Whiting's company. He was a son of John and 
Sarah (Davis) Holden, and born at Groton, on December 10, 
1738. His family, in both its branches, had suffered much 
from Indian warfare. His grandfather, Stephen Holden, with 
his " two biggest sons," — one of them David's father, — was 
taken by the Indians during the summer of 1697, and held in 
captivit}^ for nearly two years ; and his mother was a niece 
of John Davis, who was killed by the Indians, in his own 
door-yard, on October 25, 1704. 

On July 13, 1761, David was married to Sarah, daughter 
of the Reverend Phinehas and Sarah (Stevens) Hemenway, 
of Townsend, who was born on October 25, 1739. There is 
a tradition in the family that the first time he ever saw his 
wife was while drilliuGf a squad of men at Groton for the 
campaign of 1760. After his return from the army he lived 
during some years at Townsend, where most of his children 
were born. At the outbreak of the Revolution his sympathies 
were with the Crown ; and so strong was the feeling in his 



neighborhood at that period against the tories, that he was 
obliged to leave his home, when he took up his abode in 
HolUs, N. H. His military service had laid the foundation 
for a loyalty to the King, which did not swerve even at the 
cost of his personal popularity. 

Captain Whiting, the commander of Sergeant Holden's com- 
pany, was a native of Billerica, where he was born on March 
27, 1734 ; but at the time of this campaign he was living at 
Westford. The company was recruited from Middlesex 
County, and the muster roll is still preserved among the 
Massachusetts Archives (XCVIII.) at the State House, in 
the volume marked " Muster Rolls, 1760-1761 " (VHI. 
313-315). During tlie Revolution Captain Whiting was a 
resident of Hollis, and he, too, was a tory. An account of 
his adventures with some patriotic women of the neighbor- 
hood is given in Caleb Butler's History of Groton (pages 336, 
337). 

Mr. Holden died at Hollis, on August 8, 1803, aged 64 
years, and his widow at the same place, on April 7, 1830, 
aged 90 years. He left a " Register " of his children, hand- 
somely written by himself and framed, which is now in the 
possession of a grandson, William Bunton, of Boston. His 
children were as follows : — 

David, born June 28, 1763. died July 12, 1763; Sarah, born De- 
cember 17, 1764, married Lieutenant Benjamin Cummings, of Brook- 
line, N. H., July 20, 1786, as his second wife, and died in the year 
1835; Betsey, born September 18, 1766, married David Hale, June 
3, 1787, and died November 18, 1842; David, born July 31, 1769, 
married Bridget Atwell, January 1, 1789, and died October 13, 1823 ; 
Phineas Hemenway, born May 8, 1772, married Betsey Jewett, Janu- 
ary 31, 1799, and died January 29, 1856; Lavinia, born June 30, 
1774, married Andrew Bunton, of Pembroke, N. H., March 13, 1800, 
and died November 17, 1836; Artemas, born September 13, 1776, 
lived in Lowell, and died August 8, 1863; Sylvanus, born April 3, 
1779, and lost at sea, February 5, 1811 ; and Joshua, born April 3, 
1781, lived in Boston, and died December 17, 1852. 

After the death of Sergeant David Holden, the Journal 
passed into the hands of a son, Phineas Hemenway Holden, 
who left it to a daughter Mary, wife of Dexter Greenwood, 
of Hollis, by whom it was given, perhaps twenty-five years 



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ago, to her cousin Dr. Sylvaims Bunton (son of Andrew and 
Lavinia) ; and after Dr. Bunton's death the book came into 
the possession of his son, Henry Sylvanus Bnnton, who now 
has given it to this Society. 

According to an advertisement in " The Boston Weekly 
News-Letter," July 3, 1760, forty-one companies had been 
mustered into the service of the Province, during the cam- 
paign of 1760, up to July 1, either at Worcester by Com- 
missary Anthony Wheelock, or at Springfield by Ensign 
Campbell, and then marched westward from those towns. 

The Journal consists of 64 pages of a small blank-book ; 
and 104 remaining pages are filled with the ordinary memo- 
randa, usually found in such a book, and extending through 
a period of twelve years. From these entries it appears that 
Sergeant Holden was a farmer and a cooper ; and occasion- 
ally he let his horse or his cart and oxen to some of his neigh- 
bors to do work. In July, 1765, he has a charge of one pound 
for a "Pigg" against Archibald Mcintosh, who ten years 
later was taken prisoner at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and 
who died in Boston jail. On September 2, 1765, he carts 
a " Load of Cole from the Battrey to Tarbells mills," which 
were situated in Squannacook Village, now West Groton. 
In January, 1772, he opens an account with Henry Price, 
the first Provincial Grand Master of Masons in New England 
and North America, and he sells him some turnips and does 
some " hooping " for him. There is also given " A List of 
the Schoolars in yf year 1772," at Townsend, which then had 
a population not far from 750 inhabitants. The list is as 
follows : — 

Isaac Kidder Nathan Conant 

Lucy Kidder Jeremiah Ball 

John Kidder James Ball 

Jon? Patt Molly Ball 

James Patt Betty Ball 

Sybel Patt Isaac Proctor 

David Patt Elisabeth Proctor 

Joshua Smith Jacob Baldwin 20 

Benj* Ball Rachel Read 

Rachel Ball 10 Patty Read 

Rebeca Proctor Levi Read 

Rachel Proctor Howard Read 



Joel Read 
Benj* Read 
Jon* Wallis 
Suse Wallis 
Sybel Wallis 
Isaac Wallis 
John Stevens 
Sam" Stevens 
W™ Stevens 
Molly Stevens 
Abel Gillson 
Daniel Gillson 
Henry Turner 
Benj? Abbot 



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Polly Price 
Sam". Wyman 
Anna Wyman 
Huldy Wyman 
Uzziah Wyman 
Polly Holdin 
Sally Holdin 
Betey Holdin 
Ruth Baldwin 
John Bauldwin 
Jonas Baldwin 
Joseph Willson 
Jn? Willson 
Sarah Willson 



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In connection with this Journal, see one kept by Lemuel 
Wood during the same campaign, and published in the Essex 
Institute Historical Collections (Vols. XIX.-XXI.). 



DAVID HOLDIN,S 

BOOK BOUGHT 

AT BOSTON 

APRIEL ¥•= If 1760 

PRICE 14/ 

David Holdin his Booke If I it Loose and you it find, Restore it me 
for it is mine 1760 

A Jurnal 

of What was Transacted In the Expedition For the Total Reduction 
of Canada In the Year. A : D. 1760 

On Thursday Febuary y^ 20'!" 1760 I David Holdin Inlisted with 
Capf Leonard Whiting In the Expedition for the Total Reduction of 
Canada 

March y« W^ Past Muster Before Colonel John Bulkley i at Groton 

A Jurnal of what was Transacted in the Expedition For the Total 
Reduction of Canada In the Year A : D : 1760 

On Thursday Feb: 20^^ 1760 I David Holdin Inlisted with Cap.' 
Leonard Whiting in the Expedition For the Total Reduction of Canada 

March y® 10'*^ Past muster Before Lieu' Colo : John Bulkley @ 
Groton 

Apriel y' 16'!* Orders Came from Capt. Whiting that I should 
warn all the men that I had Inlisted, and March them to Harvord the 
Next Thursday where I should Joyn his Company on their march to 
Worcester 

On Thursday Apriel y" 24 1760 I Sat out from Groton & marched 
With the men to Harvord To Capt Samuel Harskels where we met 
with Cap' Whitings Company, Here we tarried all Night 

25 We marched with 82 men to Cap' Curtices in AVorcester Where 
we Tarried all Night 

26 We was all Billited out at Worcester tho at Sundry Places. I 
with my Party was Billeted at John Curtices about Two miles from 
the Town. 

Sunday 27 & 28'? Companys Kept Coming in & Some Going out 

1 Colonel Bulkley was a prominent inhabitant of Groton, who died on De- 
cember 3, 1772, aged 69 years. 



29 Orders Came that Cap' Whitings Company was to Muster To- 
morrow morning at 8 o Clock 

30 Cap* Whiting Marched to Worcester Town with 85 men officers 
Included out of which 75 Past muster & Ten only was Rejected. 

We Musterd Before Anthony Whelock a Regular officer 

"i^y y^ 1- & 2*? Companys Coming in & marching out Towards 
Albany 

3 A Create Commotion among the officers Some they Established 
Some they Ground & Sent Home Took their men and Put them under 
other officers Some they Sent Home Recruting till the 20 of may. 

Orders Came that Cap' Whitings Company Should Be in Rediness to 
march the Next morning accordingly the Cap! payed of all his Company 
their Billiting & ordred them to Prepair for their march the Next 
morning 

Sunday May y* 4'^ Capf Whiting Sat out for Westford and Leiul 
[Nathaniel] Comings took the Command of the Company with Leiu' 
[Joseph] Roynton. Took a Teem to Carry our Baggage & Provisions 
and Be Gan our march with 74 men officers Included & Come about 
five miles & half To Lanlord Serjeants in Lester where we went to 
Dinner & afterwards marched about Ten miles to Lanlord Woolcuts 
in Brookfield where we tarried all Night. 

5 We marched about [1'2] miles to Lanlord Shaws in Pal more & 
tarried all Night. This Day Some of Cap' Hutchins,s Company abused 
a woman & a young Child wounding both the woman & the Child. 

6 We Marched about [9] miles To Landlord Persons on Springfield 
Plain where we tarried all Night & a woman belonging to Cap! Hutch- 
ings,s Company was Brought a bed with a Statly Soldier for the 
king 

7 We marched to Springfield by 8 o Clock in the morning which 
was about Six miles. Here we tarried all Day Cap' Whiting Came 
up to us. 

Four of Cap! Hutchings,s men was put in prison for abuseing the 
people by the way 

8 Past muster this morning before Leiu' Campbell, Drew Seven 
Days Provision Took a Team to Carry our Baggage in and Marched 
about [10] miles to Lanlord Cap' Claps in Westfield where we tarried 
all Night 

Here we Left Jonas Butterfield [of Dunstable] Lame at the widdow 
Ingolsons under the Care of Dr Clapum 

9 We Marched 4 miles & half to the foot of the mount of Glasgow 
[Blandford], where our Team left us & we was obliged to Carry our 
Packs on our Backs to Shuffield, So we marched Seven miles to 
Landlord Pees,s in Glasgow where we tarried all Night, here we Left 
Freeborn Raimond & Thomas Hildreth [both of Westford] Sick. 



9 

10 Marched Through the Green- Woods to N? one [Tyringham] 
to Mr Jakson which was about 20 miles & tarried all Night. 

11 Sunday We Sat out & Came 10 miles to Landlord Burgats in 
Shuffield & tarried this Night where Cap' Hutchins,s Company Tarried 

12 Was Detained till afternoon Before we Could Empress waggons 
to Carry our Baggage after which we Sat out with Cap' [Thomas] 
Bemans Company and Came about Eleven miles to Landlord Love- 
joys where we Tarried all Night. 

13 We marched about [15] miles To Landlord Follicumburrers 
in Kinderhook where we Left Benj? Pollard [of Westford,] Sick witli 
the Chiken Pox & Abraham Taylor & Caleb Hustone [both of West- 
ford] to take Care of him Cap' Hammonts Company Came up & 
tarried with us. 

14 It being a wet wet Day Did not march till 12 o'Clock Then Sat 
out & Came about 10 miles to the Half way House Where Capt Whit- 
ings & Cap! Hamments Companys Tarried all Night. My self & Two 
others Sat out for Greenbush in order to Git Quarters for our Company 
& Came about Seven miles & tarried at a Dutch Tavorn. 

15 We Came in to Greenbush & Provided a Place, & Barn for our 
Company about 3 miles Below the City of Albany about one o'Clock 
our Company Came in here we tarried all Night 

16 Orders Came that we should March up the River to Colo: 
Ransleys accordingly we Did & there was about 600 men all assembled 
of. the Massachusetts Troops whereupon a Detachment was sent to 
Half moon Consisting of one Leiu' Two Serjeants 30 men of which 5 
went out of our Company, viz. Leiu' Cumings took the Command of the 
party Serj^ [Peter] Procter Josiah Procter [both of Littleton] Samuel 
Fassetts [of Westford] Andrew Farmer [of Billerica]. 

After which we was Ferried over the River to Albany Drew Two 
Days Provisions Took 79 Battoes Loaded them with 20 Barrills pro- 
visions in each Boat with Seven Hands on Board of each & Sat Sail 
with a fair wind up the River & Came about ,Six miles to Ca|)? Van- 
oruoms where we Landed & tarried all all Night & it was very wet 

17 We Sat Sail in the morning & Came up the River about 9 miles 
& Encamped it Being a wet Night. 

18 Sunday We Sat out & Came up very Bad Falls about Two 
miles and half to the Head of the falls where we was obliged to wade 
up all the falls & Draw the Battoes here we Encampt, it Being a wet 
Night. 

19 We Sat Sail & Came about one mile & half where we unloded 
our Boats & tarried Cheif of the Day. Towards Night we Hoisted 
Sail & Sat out with a fair Wind & Came down to Half moon in an 
hour & half This was 9 miles here we Drew a days allowance & tarried 
all Night, here we left Simeon Cumings [of Dunstable] with y* Leiu' 



10 

20 This was a wet morning We Stowed 40 men in a Rout & Came 
down to albany & Drew 4 Days Provisions. 

Was ordred to Load other Boats & Go another Trip up the River 
with Provisions accordingly we did & came up about a mile above the 
City & Encamped. Abraham Taylor Benjamin Pollard & Caleb Hus- 
tone Came up to us, that we Left At Kinderhook. also Samuel Hawood 
[of Billerica] & Timothy Twist [of Woburn] that we Left at Worcester. 

21 We Sat Sail & Came about a mile above the fort at Half moon 
& Encamped 

22 We Came up the falls and Encamped, 

23 Sat out & came to the Landing Place unloaded our Boats Came 
Down to half moon & tarried all Night 

24 Here we Left all our Boats only Just enough to Carry the men 
in, & Sat out Came down to albany where we Landed Below the Town 
& was forbid going into the City by Reason of the Small Pox. orders 
Came that the massachusetts Troops Should march, accordingly 10 Com- 
panys Marched upon the Hill above the City, Containing 564 men 
officers Included where Three other companys of the same Coar was 
already Encampt. Here we Drew our Tents & pitched them in order 
a man of the Second Battallion Royal Hiland Regiment Rec? 999 
Lashes for Leaving his Poast when on Sentry 

25 Sunday A Detachment of 100 men was Sent out into the woods 
to Look up Kings oxen, Seven Sloop Loads of men arived here of the 
New York Rhod Island & Jersey Troops, A party of about 30 men 
were Sent to Crown Point under the command of Lieu' Clark two of 
which Belong,d to our Company, viz. David Kemp [of Groton] & John 
Heald [of Townsend] Jonas Butterfield [of Dunstable] that we Left 
Lame at westfield Came up to us A Detachment of men was orderd 
to look up oxen But it Being a wet Day they Did not Go 

26 Drew Six Days Provision, Serj? Craggitt [Cragin, of Acton] 
of Cap* W- Barrons Company was taken Sick with the Small Pox 

27 The Serj- was Carried into the Hospitle. Orders; Came that 
Cap* [Daniel] M!^falings & Cap' [John] Clapums Companys Should 
March with a Detachment out of each of the Remaining Companys 
To Fort Miller & Saratoga (12 of which went out of Cap' Whiting 
Company) Under the Command of Major Hawks viz. David Trull 
[of Littleton], Jonathan Hartwel, Joseph Hartwell [of Westford], Benj» 
worster [of Littleton], Thompson Maxwell [of Bedford], Timothy Priest 
[of Lincoln], Benj? Allen [of Lincoln], Jon* Peirce [of Woburn], George 
Hiber [of Littleton], John Robinson [of Dunstable], John Walker [of 
Lincoln], & Jon" Lawrence [of Littleton] They ware all Paraded after 
which tliey was all Dismisst and ordred to appear upon the Parade 
tomorrow morning at Day Brake. 

28 General Election at Boston The men that was Detacht yester- 



11 

day Marched off about 250 of them, a Detachment were sent out after 
oxen The officers Drew Lots to see which of them shoukl go down the 
Country to Look for Disarters & it fell to Cap.' Whiting & L* King 
& they sat out This was a Showrey Day 

29 Nothing Remarkable. 

30 Capf [Thomas] Ferringtons ^ & Cap* Jinks Marched with their 
Companys & a Detachment out of the Remaining Company in Cani[), 
Some ware Sent back after they had Sat out a Corprol & 4 men went 
out of our Company viz. Corp! Benj" Baulding [Baldwin, of Billerica], 
Joseph Pollard [of Westford], Jona'^ Pollard Ephraim Johnson David 
Rumrill & Ephraim Johson — Freeborn Raimond & Thomas Hildreth 
Came up here that we Left Sick at Glasgow [Blandford]. Took 4 
Days Provissions 

31 Orders that all the massachusetts Troops Should be Draw,d up 
at the Head of their En-Campment at 4 o'Clock this evening. & at 5 
o'clock his Exelency General Amhurst with a Number of other officers 
Came to View us after which we ware all Dismisst. 

A Return of all the fire arms was made that Belonged to to the 
Massachusetts Troops & amonition was Drawn 

Sunday 1" June a man Belonging to Cap' Martins Company 
Receiv'd 50 Lashes for Not Doing his Duty orders that 300 of the 
Rhode Island Troops March up the River this afternoon, & that all 
the Massachusetts Troops Now Encampt Should Strike their Tents 
tomorrow morning at Day Brake. & that the Regment of 1000 should 
be allowed Provision or the four Pence,s in Leu of it for four Women 
^ Company and those of 700 for Three Women IP Company A Weekly 
Return was made our Company at this time was Reduced to 48 men 
officers Included. 

2 Struck our tents & Sat out for Fort Edward, took one Battoe 
to a Company to Carry the Tents & officers baggage & Camp aequepage 
& Came up as far as Half moon & Encamp'* 

3 We Took Battoes to Compleat tlie Whole with 7 men to a Boat 
with Provision Corn & hay & Came up as far as the foot of the falls 
below Still water unloaded our Boats & Encampt. 

4 Sat out & Came up Two pair of Falls & then arived at Still 
water where we Loaded our boats with 30 Barrils of flower. Or 25 
of Pork Pees or Rice, this was a very Rainy Day & a tedious time we 
had of it & the men Cheifly tarried here all Night But I with my Boats 
Crew Came about 5 miles farther to the great Hy so called & encampt. 

5 We Sat out & Came as far as the falls above Saratoga, this was 
a very Tedious Rainy time & we Encampt 

6 This also was a wet Day unloaded part of the Boats & took them 
up the falls Carried the provisions in waggons one mile & half 

1 Captain Thomas Farrington was in command of a Groton company. 



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7 It Still Remains Wet Unloaded the Remainder of the Battoes 
& took them up the falls & Encamp! 

8 Sunday. Dull Lowrey vStill hangs over our heads. Loaded our 
boats & came up Two miles & half to the Carring place opisite Fort 
miller where we unloaded the Battoes Drew them out put them on 
wagon & Carried them half a mile by land & the provisions, & Lanjt 
them into the River again. Cap? Whiting Came up to us this Day. 

here we Left Freeborn Raimond in the Room of Jonathan pollard. 

9 Loaded our Battoes as Usual And Sat out for fort Edward & on 
the way we meet a Number of the Hiland Troops Coming Down the River 
in Battoes who was a going to Joyn General Amhurst arived at Fort 
Edward & unloaded our Battoes & Encampt. Lieu! James Conch was 
Broke & Sent Home. Several Shours this Day Here we Left Moses 
Shattuck [of Littleton]. 

[One leaf missing.] 

1 G Sat Sail & Came to Crown Point Fort where we Landed & 
Pitched our tents. Had Intillegence of Major Roggers,s Fight within 
about 50 miles of S! Johns Where they had a very warm Engagement 
a party of about 5 or .600 of the Enemy fell upon 300 of our Rangers 
& Proventials fought them for Considrable Time & Killed Nine of our 
men on the Spott & wounded 13 more 10 of which Died soon after 
Cap! Noah Johnson was Killed at the Same Time. Tis thought they 
Killed a Large number of the Enemy but Never Could iind out how 
many for they being so Numerious they Carried 6& 'their Dead. John 
Heald & David Keemp Joyn,d our Company again that was Sent 
from albany the 25 of June [May] Last. We had Several very Smart 
Thunder Showers here this Day. 

17 Four of Cap* Ferringtons men Joyn,d our Company viz David 
Sawtell Jonathan Holdin Nathli Green & Ephraim Keemp [all of 
Grotoii]. 

Likewise Peletiah Whittemore [of Dunstable] & henry Foster [of 
Billerica] that we Left at Green bush Sick Came up to us Detachments 
of men for Fatigue till there was Scersly a man Left in Camp. A 
Number of Rhode Island Troops arived & Encampt here 

18 A Small Light was Disco verd on the other Side of the Lake 
Just Before Sun Sit Whereupon Maj- Skeen, Cap! Brewer, & Cap' 
James Roggers of the Rangers with about 30 men went out in Two 
Battoes & one whale Boat on the Discovery & was gone all Night. 
Cap! Hutchins of the Proventials also went out 

19 This morning the Party Came in. Brought in Two English 
Prisoners that was Taken Last Winter who Ran away from the Indeans 
& Built a Light that they might be Discovred By the Garrison. 

This Day Cap! Foot Came in with about 116 other Prisoners in the 
Brigg with a Flagg of Truce from the trench who Give account that 



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y* French are So Short of provision they Could Keep tliem no Longer 
Two Companys of the Massachusets Troops arived here. viz. Cap! 
Wintsworths & Cap' Jaksons. 

20 An Express went to Ticonderoga a Small Party of men went 
Down the Lake with Major Skeen 

21 Wet Day Cap' Whiting Inlisted Carpenters to work in the Fort 
Cap! Jeffords Company arived here 

22 Sunday. Nothing Remarkable 

23 This was a wet Day, Major Roggers arived here from his Scout 
at Saint Johns, Brought in 25 Prisoners 

24 A man of the massachusetts Received 100 Lashes for his Inso- 
lent Language to his Ensign the Cremonal,s Name was John Bunker 
[of York]. 

25 A Party was Sent Down the Lake to Bring in the Remainder of 
the Prisoners Five Companys of the Massechusetts Troops arived 
here 

26 Orders that a Party Should be Sent Down to pntnums Point 
for Cutting Timber 

27 Colo : [Joseph] IngersoU Major [Caleb] Willard 3 Cap'.^ 9 Subs. 
,9 Serj'-' & 300 of the Massechusetts Troops Embarkt for Putnums 
Point, a Return of the Gunners was made, a Rany Day 

28 Cap* Jonas,s Company with a Detachment from the massa- 
chu9ietts & Rhode Islanders wa.^ orcjred away as Gunners & march t 
Down to the water side & Encampt 

29 Sunday. The Three Whale Boats Came in that went Down the 
Lake after y? Prisoners. 

30 A Command Consisting of one Cap' Two Subs Four Serj'.' & a 
100 proventials To proceed to the Saw mills with 16 Battoes for pro- 
visions in 8 of them & 8 to be Loaded with Boards. Two men Carried 
out of Camp Sick with the small Pox. 

1°.' July. A party Consisting of Two Subs Four Noncomision,d 
officers and 58 Proventials, were order,d Down the Lake to Releive 
the Same Number of Regulers on Board the Sloops. Leonard Butter- 
field & Jonas Butterfield [both of Dunstable] went out of Cap' Whit- 
ings Company 

2"! Orders that No Sutler Should [sell] any Liquor after gun Fire. 
Ensign Emerson Willcutt & [Joseph] Hatfield [both of Brooktield], 
Joyn*?^ Cap! Whitings Compan3^ 

3 Cap! vSilas Brown with a 100 men were Sent up to Joyne Colo 
Ingersol at Putnums Point. 

George Morris of the market & the Ranging Sutler had their Liquor 
Stove for Disobeying orders, orders that the Sutler of the Rangers &> 
George Morris of the market that had their Liquor Stove this Day. To 
Quit Crown Point Emediately. if they hereafter are found in the Camp 



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or in any Post Between this & Albany tbej'^ will be whipt & Drum,d out 
a very Smart Thunder Shower this Evening 

4 One of Cap! Baileys men was Carried out of Camp with the 
Small Pox Brigadier Ruggles arived here this Day. Peter Jones [of 
Boston] of Cap' Martins Company Receid 50 Lashes for Refusing to 
Do his Duty & for Insolent Language Confiu,'^ By Capt. Abiel Peirce 

5 A Bark Conoe was Brought in with 6 Indians, & Said they Came 
from General Johnson across the Woods from Oswego. & had a french 
Sculp 

6 Sunday. Sent the 6 Indians in a Battoe with a Serj- & 7 men 
to the Landing Place at Ticonderoga 

7 A Party Consisting of 1 Cap! 2 Subs 4 Serj'? & 100 men of the 
Proventials ware Sent up to the Sawmills with 16 Battoes for Provi- 
sions and to Return again as soon as Possable This was a very hot 
Day 

8 This morning about Sun Rise a Party of the Rangers. Being at 
work was fir,d upon by the Enemy & in y? Scurmage 1 man was Killed 
& Six wounded it Lasted about half an hour Major Roggers with a Party 
of the Rangers & Light Infantry went in persuite after them. Being 
Regimented Cap' Whitings Company Comes into the 2^ Battallion in 
Brigadier [Timothy] Ruggles,s Reg' Com*^ by Lieu! Colo : Ingersoll 
mov*^ & pitcht our tents in Regimental order 

9 Major Roggers Came in with the Party But Could find Nothing 
of Nor any Sines of them. 

10 one of the Proventials Receiv,d 100 Lashes for neglect of 
Duty. 

11 A man Rec*l 50 Lashes for Using the word to one of 'his Ser- 
geants Dam ye to hell & wishing him there 

12 A man of y® Massachusetts Troops Rec*! 500 Lashes for Inlist- 
ing twice & Disarting after wards 

13 Sunday. One of the Regulars was Confin,d to our Quarter 
Guard by one of the Provential officers for his Misbehavour to him & 
passing the Sentry with out order, where upon Emediately A mobb was 
Rais,*^ By the Regulers & Came to Repleive the Prisioner at the Guard 
house & Knockt Down the Sentrees at the Guard house Dore & Let out 
y* priisner Whereupon Emediately the Piquet was all Rais,d & persued 
them & fird Two guns upon them took some prisoners the Rhode Island- 
ers Caught the prisner 

14 This morning 4 of Cap! Jenks,s men Confin,d by their Cap' for 
forging orders against him & 111 Treatment was Brought to the Post 
one Rec"! 250 Lashes one 150, one 50 the other was Sat free by the 
Brigadier 

15 An Exceeding Dry Time for y° Season one of y' Regulars was 



15 

flog,d for Striking one of the Proventials at y* Spring and Braking Two 
of his Ribs 

16 Nothing Remarkable Happen,d this Day, The Train Threw 
Several Bumbs to P[r]actise at a mark 

17 A Dull Time for Nues in Camp 

18 A very Smart Thunder shower was Draw,d up & after Role 
Calling Had Prairs of one of yf Provential Chaplins which was y' first 
Prairs We have had Since we Came in Camp 

19 Major Hawks,s Party arived here 12 of which Joynd Cap? 
Whitings Company that was Draughted from it at albany 

20 Sunday Began to Do Serj' Majors Duty 

21 The Brigg & Sloop Came in from Ticonderoga 

22 150 men Were Sent to Ticonderoga in Battoes for Provisions, 
Came Back this Evening. 

23 A Boat Came in from y* Sloops. 

24 A Rainy Day. Two sloops Came in from y* advance Guard. 
Cap' Hatchings arived here from Gen! amherst & Joyn,*^ the Rangers. 

25 A Detachment of 400 Regulers, Proventials & Rangers Ex- 
cluding officers wers Sent to the Saw Mill in Battoes for Provisions 

26 A Rainy Day. 

27 Sunday. Had Preaching. 

28 No Extroydonaries Hapeud this Day 

29 A Command of about 80 Proventials & 40 Rhode Islanders 
Excluding officers were Sent Towards N? 4 With 2 Days Provisions in 
order to meet y" N: Hampshir Reg^ who By Intilligence of Two men 
that Came from them & ariv,** here Last Night was Like to Suffer for 
want of Provision. 

30 A party of one Serj! & 24 men were Sent to Ticonderoga for 
Sheep 

31 The Party Came in with y? N Hampshir Reg? & Encamp' Near 
the Grenadiers Encampment 

Aug! y? 1 Very wet in y! morning, orders that all the Boats to be 
Delivered to the respective Reg^' of Regulers, as well as Proventials in 
order to Examin the Same & fitt them Better if Possable, Notwith- 
standing no orders yet ariv,d Determining the Time of P^mbarcation, 
therefore the following Detachment was orderd out to fit & Secure 
them, viz. 6 Cap" 19 Subs, 52 Serj'.^ & 523 men from all the Corps 
L! W- Holdin arived here 

A follower of the army Rec'! 1000 Lashes for Stealing & was Drum'', 
out of Camp with a Halter about his Neck & his Crime wrote & Pind 
upon his Brest & So Sent to Albany. 

2 A Detachment Consisting of 1 Cap! 3 Subs, 5 Serj" & 111 Sea- 
men of the Massachusetts & Rhode Islanders to Embark on Board his 
Majestys Brigg the Duke Cumberland. 



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3 Sunday A party Consisting of 200 men Excluding officers went 
with Maj' Burk over to y? other Side y? Lake to Cutting Timber Y? 
New Hami^shire Reg? Past muster Before L! Small 

4 Peter Linsey [of Boston] of Cap' martins Company Rec*' "250 
Lashes for making an atemp* to Disart Rich? Gattoway [of Boston] 
of y^ afores'^ Company Rec? 40 Lashes for making a Disturbance in M' 
Hubby,s Markee & using y^ Adjeant with Insolent Language one of 
Cap' Harts men Rec? 20 lashes for Refusing to go on Duty when 
orderd by his Serj' 

5 A Detachment of 100 men was Sent to falling trees towards the 
Block Houses with Major Hawks a man Carried out of Camp with 
J". Small Pox. 

6 An Express Came in from Generel Amherst to Colonel Haver- 
land, also money to Pay of the Soldiers Part of their Wages. 

7 Making Ready as fast as Possable for an Embarcation in order 
for a Trial at Isle au Noix or S! Johns 

8 Orders that the army Should hold them Selves in Rediness for an 
Embarcation at the Shortest Notice. Maj"" Burks Party Came in, & 
Colo : Ingersols from Putnams Point. 3 Indians Seen on the other 
Side the Lake 

9 Several Detachments was orderd out this Day^ 40 men of the 
Massachusetts Joynd the artillery. Was in the greatest Preparation 
for an Embarcation 

10 Sunday. Rich? Galloway ^ of Cap! Martins Company Rec? 900 
Lashes for fighting Striking & threatning officers & for abusefull 
Language to them &c. The Recrutes Came in viz Colo : Whitcombes 
Reg' from y* Massachusetts An Express Came in from the Brigg. 
Orders that the army Should Strike their Tents Tomorrow morning & 
Embark in order to pass Lake Champlain, also how they Should Pro- 
ceed, & in what form they Should Go & in what Posicion they Should 
form to Land. 

11 Loaded our boats with 5 Barrills of flower & 3 of Pork, & upon 
y? Sygnal of a Gun from the artillery Park the Gejieral Beat, upon 
which the army Struck their Tents & put them on board their Battoes, 
& upon the Sygnal of a Second Gun, the army assembled & march,d 
Down to their boats & Embarkt But Not put off from y* Shore And 
the Sygnal was made on board the Leginear Rideau [Radeau] upon 
which the Army Sat Sail But with a Contarary wind The Number 
of Vessals and Boats the fleet Consisted of is as follows viz. One 
Brigenteen 4 Sloops, 3 Rideaus [Radeaux], 3 Prows, 2 Large Boats, 
263 Batteaus Large & Small, 41 Whale Boats, 12 Canoes & Pro- 
ceeded about Six miles & Landed on the west Shore, advanc,d a 
Piquet according to former order & Encamp! 

1 See entry under August 4, where the name is written Gattoway. 



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12 Embarkt in y? morning Sat Sail with a Contarary wind & 
Came about 8 miles & Came too in Batten mole [Button Mould] Bay 
& Encampt on yf Shore 

13 This morning a Councill was held upon Cap' Shores & he was 
Broke & Sent Back to Crown Point for his miss Conduct in times Fast, 
altho the Sentence was Past upon him Before, yet it was not Reveald 
to him till now 

Sat Sail But the wind Still holdes very Couterary & we Came about 
10 miles & Encampt Near Legenier [Ligonier] Bay Harbour on the 
west Side the Lake 

14 We Sat Sail with a very fair wind But Stormy & very Ruff 
wether & Ariv,'' at Schyler Island which Days Sail was about 30 odd 
miles & on our Voyage this Day one man was Drownded another axe- 
dentally Shott himself & tis to be feard very Mortally wounded, had 
further Intillegence of Several Boats Being Cast away And the men 
Lost Some of which Belonged to y^ Rangers 

15 The wind Still Holds fair but not So Boistrious as Yesterday. 
Yet Several Boats was Cast away & Some Stove on the Shore we Came 
about 35 miles & Encampt on Isle La : Motte. Orders Came how the 
army Should Proceed & in what form they Should go and how they 
Should form to Land, and above all it is highly Recommended that we 
Should pay no Regard to Popping Shotts from y* Shore & that no 
man Should fire out of any Boate also it is Recommended that Nothing 
be Done in a Hurrey which will Prevent Confusion Clean*! our fire 
Locks, & Compleated y? men with ammunission 

16'!^ About 3 o'clock this morning we all Embarkt & Sat Sail for 
Isle au Noix which was about 10 miles & Came & Landed on the Est 
Shore about 1 o' Clock within about 2 miles of the Fort without any 
greate matter of mollistation The french fired Several Shotts at our 
Rideau [Radeau] & Sloops & our People fir*! Some at them We 
Encampt & made a Brest worke, half yf men up & yf other to Lay 
on their arms this Night, we hove Several Bumbs in the night. 

17 Sunday. Pritty Calm this morning about firing, About 8 o'Clock 
Cap! Clagg Belonging to the Train on board of a Small Artillery Ri- 
deau, Bore away Towards the fort whose orders was to go on till fir,d 
upon, accordingly he Did & By a Six Pounder had Both his Legs Shott 
off after which y^ Cap' soon Died, 5 more wounded, one of which had 
Both his Legs Shott off, the other 4 one Legg apeice Soon after one or 
Two Dy,d Corp' Majery of Cap! Baileys Company was Broke & Whipt 
300 Lashes for Denying his Duty. Keept on fortifying Clearing a 
Rhode, &c. Very Calm & but Little firing the Remainder of this Day 
one man Carried to Crown Point with yf Small Fox. 

18 Fired Several Cannon at the men at worke oppisit yf fort. But 
to Little Purpose also fired upon our Rangers & Kill,d one with their 
Small arms in a Boat 

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Pritty Calm & But Little firing 

Began to build our Battries for Bumb & Cannon 

19 Moved our Encampment & Encarapt oppisit the Fort, in about 
half a mile of it, in a very thick Place of woods & made a Brest work 
Both in fi'out & Rear was fir,d upon from the fort But Rec? no 
Damage 

20 A Disarter came from the french & Resin,d himself to our guard 
this morning about Day brake. He gives us an account that there is 
about 1500 men in the fort & that they are Short of Ammonission & 
have but Niile Peaces of cannon in the fort fir,d very hot on our men 
at work at the Battries Detachments wai'e Sent to work at the Bat- 
try s all Night this was a Rainey Day 

21 Landed Part of our Artillery Was fired upon at the Battries 
had 7 or Eight men wounded Two fals alarams in the night one of 
which was a Little before Day brake & our men fir,d from one End of 
y* Lines to the other But no Enemy was near to oppose us 

22 A man carried out of Camp with y* Small pox. Keept on 
building & Repairing the batry,s as fast as Possable in order for a warm 
Reception 3 French Prisoners was bro' in that was taken Between 
S' Johns & Montreal, for which the men that Took them had 50 Guineas 
Reward y? Party Consisted of a Serj' & 6 men 

23 Open,d Three of our Battries at 3 o' Clock this afternoon upon 
the Sygnal of a gun from the artillery & which Time the Drums & fifes 
Beating a Pint of war from one End of y? Lines to the other, after 
which we Blazed away very Smartly from our Battries one man was 
Kill,d & Sculpt by y® the lugans, 2 more Kill,d & 2 wounded 

24 Sunday. Began to Errect a new batry Below y® fort to Prevent 
the french going off, as we Preceiv,d they was making Ready for an 
Escape, the Party that was at worke at the New battry was fir,d upon 
from the fort By their Cannon wounded 15 of our men, Some tis to be 
feard mortally this was a Lowry wet Day 

25 Cleared off We Blazed very hot upon them all this fore noon. 
Took three Vessals from them viz one Rideau one Topsail Schooner & 
a Sloop and 30 odd men on Board of them who gave Intillegance that 
there was about 150 men Kill,d this Day by our Cannon Bumbs & Small 
arms & that there was a Reg' of Brigaids Joynd them Had one man 
killed at y? Lower battry this Day with a Cannon ball from y? french 
he Belonged to Cap! Barrons,s Company made a Trial Last night to 
Cut away the Boam that the french had fix"? across the Lake from the 
fort to the Est Shore to Prevent our Shipping going Past the fort. 

26 Orders for a Number of men to go on bord the Prize Vessals 
Consisting of 165 men officers Included to go Voluntiers from the Pro- 
ventials, also for 41 men to List out of the Massachusetts Reg'f to Joyne 
Major Roggers as Rangers in Lieu of that Number of the New hamp- 



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shires that was not fit for Rangers Thompson Maxwell, of Cap* Whit- 
ings Company Listed a Ranger. & Serj^ [Jonas] Parker [of Chelms- 
ford], Sam'? Treadwell [of Littleton] Thaddeus Read [of Westford] 
& John Robinson [of Dunstable] wint on Board the Prizes. 

27 This was a thick foggy morning & the more so By the Smoake 
of the Cannon & bumbs Both of the french & English for they Played 
very Smartly on Both Sides But y" french threw no Shells at us But 
the Cannon Crackt as tho the Heavens & Earth was Coming together 
for Cheif of the Day 

A Ball from the Enemy Came through one of our Amberzoers 
[embrasures] & into a Magazean Where was many Shells & Car- 
tridges & Sat it on fire and Brew it up Broake about 20 Shells which 
Killed 2 men & wounded 2 more very bad, one of those that was killed 
Belonged to the Massachusetts, the other to the l?'.** Reg* The french 
Played very Smartly with their Cannon all this Day 

28 Last Night the french Disarted the Fort, Took of all their Bag- 
gage which they Could Carry on their backs & made their Escape off 
as fast as they Could Left a number of their Sick & wounded but the 
Exact number I cannot tell, about 20 french Regulars Came & Resin,d 
themselves. We took Possesion of their fort & hoisted King Georges 
Colours on the Walls, Sent our Flower to be Bak,*^ in their ovens, had 
French Bread & Pork to our allowance Seven of the Rangers Persu"? 
the army & took one from their Rear & Got Considrable Plunder 
Four of the Light Infantry Brought in 2 french Prisoners that they 
took near S- Johns Began to Embark our artillery & fix as fast as 
Possable in order to make a Push upon S* Johns 

As to the Cituation of y® Isle Au Noix it is cituate & Lying very Low 
in the Center of the Lake & has a very Strong Fortress on it & is very 
Strongly Piqueted in all Round & Contains about acres tho very Low 
& Swampy Greate Part of it & Cheifly Cleard up 

29 Embark? all our artillery that was thought Necesary to Carry 
along with us Orders that Boats Should be took over to the Island & 
Loaded with 5 Barrills of Provisions «& Brought Back again to the 
Side next our Encampment & that y^ Tents Should be Struck Tomor- 
row morning half an hour after Reveillie Beating & the army to be 
Redy to Embark when orderd 

30 Struck our tents this morning & Put them with our Baggage on 
board the Battoes After which the array soon Embarkt & Sat Sail 
with a fare wind for S* Johns Our orders was to Keep in the Same 
Posision as former orderd & to form a Line to Land in the Same manner 
when orderd, which was to be Told us & Which Shore we Should Land 
on Left all our Sick »&; wounded at the Island with officers & Soldiers 
Draughted from the Proventials in order to Keep the Fort 

When y? Front of our army Came in Sight of S* Johns, Fort, & the 



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grand Jeoble that we took at Isle au Noix had fir,d one or 2 Shotts at 
it, the french Sat it all on fire & made their Escape as fast as Possably 
they Could, Major Roggers with his men over took Some of them & 
had a Scurmage with them. Lost 2 men & one or Two more wounded 
one of which was LI Stone who was Shott Through the foot the Rear 
of our army Landed about 2 o' Clock & En Campi 

31 Sunday. Major Roggers Took & Brought in 17 Prisoners 
amongest which was one Major & 1 Cap' of yf french army Orders 
Came Last night for the army to throw up a Brest work in the front of 
our Encampment, accordingly we Began it this morning, Soon after 
which orders Came to the Conterary SI Johns is Cituate on yf west 
Side the Lake [River] & according to Apperance it was a Prity Strong 
fortres & ButifuUy Cituated Before it was Consumd there is Considrable 
Clear,'* Ground But few Emprovements Orders Came that the army 
Should Strike their Tents Tomorrow morning a Quarter after Revallie 
Beating in order to go to S*. Theresa Colonel Haverland Sent a Packit 
to General Murrey Very Cold for the Time of Year 

P.' Septem'' Struck our Tents according to orders & Put them on 
board Orders that as the Army is now going into the Inhabitant Part 
of the Country, therefore it is order,d that none of the Inhabitance are 
Plundred or 111 Us,d on any Protence. Whoever are Detected Dis- 
obeying this order will be Hanged & that we Should Take nothing 
without being Regularly Paid for This is Done to Induce the Inhab- 
itance to Stay in their Villages, & good Usuage will Prevent their men 
from Joyning their French Army The Army Embarkt About 3, 
o'clock in the afternoon & Sat Sails & as our Battalion is the Rear 
Guard we Came about 2 Miles to the head of the falls & Encampt 
But yf Regulars & those in y^ front went Down y". falls & ariv,d at S' 
Therese this Night 

2 Sat out this morning & Came Down y* falls without much Difo- 
culty & aiW- at SI Therese which is about 6 miles from SI Johns Here 
was on the West Side the Lake a Little Snugg Fortress Before it was 
Consum,d but there was the Stockad & Pikets Standing, and a Buti- 
full Little Trench Round it Here we Encamp^ on the west Shore & 
Began to throw up a Brest work at the front of our Encampment Maj"" 
Roggers Brought in 2 french Prisoners 

3 This was a wet Day, We finesh*? our Breast work Here was 
2 or 3 french familys who Came in & Traided with us & Past & Repast 
without any mollistation they Exchang,d Green Peas & other Comodi- 
ties for Salt Pork and Salt which was very Scerce amonge them & hard 
to be got Bought Horses from them & had their assistance in Drawing 
our Artillery 

4 Clear,d off A Detachment of about 200 men were Sent to Fort 
Chambelle in order to Lay Siege & Take it with Some Artillery Ac- 



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cordingly This Day about 2 o'Clock in the after noon they Surrendred 
only at y? Discharge of 2 Ciuinon & 2 Shells being hove into y* fort 
They Sent in this Night about 12 o Clock 70 odd French Prisoners 

5 A Detachment of 400 men were Sent Down to Joyn them at 
Chamble a Detachment Consisting of 1 Cap* 4 Subs 5 Serj" & 60 Rank 
& File Took Ten Battoes & Sat out for y® Isle Au Noix for Provisions 
A Party of Cap'. Hazens Rangers came in with an Experes from Genrol 
Murrey they Left the army Last Night in about 1 2 miles from Montreal 
Some french officers Came in with them with Horses 

6 A Detachment was Sent to meet those at S' Johns that went to 
the Isle au Noix Yesterday for Provisions & meet them & Returned 
here with y" Provisions All the french & waggon they Could Raise 
were Sat to Carrying the Provisions to Chambalee all this day & have 
Been Three Trips & Seem to be very Chearfull in Serving their new 
Master The Battoes was all Sent to the Island oppisit the Stockaded 
Fort & moor,d of in the Streem Drew Six Days Provisions 

7 Sunday Orders Came & the army marched for Montreal Except- 
ing the Sick «fe them we Left on the Island Some was Sent to Cham- 
bale, The French Carried our Baggage & artillery with their Carrages 
& horses we marched to Chambale which is 4 miles from thence we 
marched till about 10 oClock at Night & Encamp'J in the woods as to 
the Cituation of Chambale & the fort it is Finely Cituate on the South 
Side the River Surrell [Sorel] & a Little Snug Fortress wholly Built 
with Stone & Lime, & many fine Suttlements round it. one thing 
more I shall Just Remark wf is Some thing Strang tho of but little 
Consiquen which is that there was Ice at Chambale near 8 Inches thick 
which has been Since Last winter 

8 We marched & arived at Montrol which is about 25 miles from 
Chambalee & Encam"? on the East Side the River S' Lawrence Op- 
piset the City of montreal which was Surrendered to Gen! Amherst this 
very Day ; Here was Gen! Amhersts Army Encamp'' on the West Side 
the River Above the Town, & Gen! Murreys Army on the Same Side 
Encamp'." below the Town, But the Town Surrendered without much 
Blood Shead for I Beleave they thought it was But little worth their 
while to Stand any Rangle with us Gen! Amhersts army had a Spat 
with the Light Horse about 15 miles above the City of montreal oppisit 
the Town of the Cocknawagon [Coughnawaga] Indeans, But Received 
But Little or no harm from them 

On our march from Chambalee to Moreal there was very fine Suttle- 
ments all the way & very Civer Usuage We Received from them ; The 
Town of Deprare Ly,s on tlie East Side the River about 6 miles from 
Montreal The French Treat us on our march with the Utmost 
Sevelity, More over our army was very Cautious in Not abuseing any 
of them or their Substance General Amherst Returns the Troops 



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under his Comf Abundance of thanks for their So Strictly observing 
his orders 

9 A man Belonging to Cap' Baileys Company Died very Sudden 
after he had Eat his Dinner 

as to y° Cituation of montreal y° City Lyeth on the west Side y°. 
River and is very Butifully Cituated Close along upon y1 water & the 
Surburbs or other Settlements Lay up & Down the River for many miles 
in Length & a very ButifuU Leavel Place as Ever I Saw, & appears to 
have many very fine farms on Both Sides the River & fine Churches 

10 Orders Came that the Provential Troops Proceed as fast as 
Possable to Crown Point under y^ Command of Brigadier Ruggles, 
Accordingly the army marched But the Sick was Sent in Battoes By 
water to Chambalee where they was to meet the army I Being unable 
at this time to march went By water So we Sat Sail 10 Battoes of us 
& Came down the River about 6 Lea^s & Landed & tarried all Night 
at a French Village & they Us'd us very Cively 

11 We Sat Sail this morning with a fair wind & a very Brisk Gail 
& Came to a Place Called Surrell [Sorel] where we Took in an Eng- 
lish Prisoner that had Been Two years with them this Surrell Lyeth 
15 Leags Below montreal, here the River Surrell Emtys it Self into 
yf River S' Lawrence St Lawrences River from Montreal to this 
Place Runs a N N: East Pint, & all the way upon Both Sids the 
River there is very fine Villages & Churches We Sat Sail up the 
River Surrell & Came 5 Leegs & Encampd. St Franciways [Francois] 
Lies 5 Leags Below Surrell 

12 Here we took in a Little Girl of 5 years of age, (a Daughter of 
the widdow Johnsons that was taken with her But was Parted) & 
Brought it along with us, & Came about Six Leags and Encamp'? ^ 

13 Sat out & Came up the river about 4 Leags & arived at Cham- 
balee where we Joynd the army again who Lay there watjng for us, 
here we Put our Baggage into waggons & marched to S' Therese & 
Encamped 

14 Sunday Embarked & Came to Sf Johns where Sam'! Herriu of 
Cap! martins Company was very much Hurt By his Powder horns 
Cetching a fire full of Powder about his neck Elmbarked & Sat out 
with a very Conterary wind & ariv,d at yf Isle au Noix & Encamped, 
this was a wet Night 

15 Took in our Sick People, & Left a Detachment, Colo : Thomas 
Tarried here to Keep the Fort : And we Sat out But the wind Still 
holds Conterary & Encamped on the west Shore 

1 Susanna Johnson, daughter of James and Susanna Johnson, who was cap- 
tured with her parents by the Indians at Charlestown, N. H., on August 30, 1754. 
She was at this time ten years old, but her mother was not a widow. 



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16 Sat Sail with a fair wind & Came about 30 Leags & Encamped 
on the East Shore 

17 Sat Sail, But a very Foggy morning & Came about 4 miles & 
arived at Crown Point & Encamped on our old Encamping Ground 

18 400 men was Detacht and Sent to work on the other Side y? Lake 
under the Command of Maj- Burk A Number of men Sent for Fatigue 

19 The New Hampshires threaten to Disart for which Reason all 
the Serjeants of the Proventials was ordred as a guard all Night 

20 The Rangers arived here from Moreal in order to take Battoes 
Down the Lake for the Regulars to Come in Very Cold for the Season 

21 Sunday. Nothing Remarkable 

22 The Rangers Sat off Down the Lake in Battoes to fetch the 
Regulars over 

23 The Royals arived here this Night 

24 Nothing Remarkable Hapned this day 

25 Very Rainy Last Night & to Day The Grand Deoble arived 
here this morning 

26 Men Carried out of Camp with the Small Pox more or Less 
Every Day 

27 A very Sickly Time in Camp. 

28 Sunday. A Detachment of Proventials & Rangers was Sent 
to the Saw Mills in Battoes for Provisions. 

29 A very Could Storm, a verj Sickly & Dying Time, Fatiguing 
very Hard A Party was Sent to Ticondaroga 

30 A Party was Sent to Ticondaroga. The Rangers Joyn,d their 
Respective Corps 

Oct P' A Party was Sent to Ticonderoga or Saw mils 

2 Some Regulars arived here from Montreal One of the Proventials 
Receved 100 Lashes for Disarting a Fatiguing Party 

3 Colo : Haverland Arived here with a number of Regulars. 

4 Sir Williams men arived here that Came with General amherst 
A mighty Discord amongst the Regulars this Night Disputing who 
had the best Right to a woman & who Should have the first Go at her 
even till it Came to Bloos, & their Hubbub Raised all most the whole 
Camp. 

Some men Disarted from the Proventials this Night 

5 Sunday. Had Preaching. Nothing Remarkable. 

6 7 Major Schean Sat of in a whale Boat for montreal with a Serj! 
& 8 Proventials to Carry Two French Laides Down there. 

8 Some men Disarted from y? Proventials 

9 Some of the Disarters was Brought Back & Confind to the 
Pervoo Guard 

10 A Number of Sick was Sent home By the way of Albany. 
Men Die very fast in the Hospitle. 



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11 Nothing Remarkable. 

12 Sunday. Had Pi-eaching. The Small Sloop arived here from 
S' Johns. Very Pleasent for the Season. 

13 Nothing Straing. 

14 General Amherst arived here from Montreal this Evening 

15 A Sickly Time & many Die. 

1 6 More men was added to the works until! all Got on Duty. Nine 
of our Provintial Disarters Inlisted with the Regulars in the Inniskilling 
Reg' to Clear them Selves from other Punishment. 

17 A man of Cap* Martins Rec"? 100 Lashes for Insolent Language 
to his officer & Posisting in it after he was Confin'? & Calling his officer 
a Black Guard. 

18 Nothing Remarkable. 

19 Sunday. Very Rainy & Could. 

20 Two Sloops arived here from the Isle au Noix. 

21 all the Sick was View,*^ By Mf Mun Row. 

22 Nothing Remarkable. 

23 A Large Number of Invaleads was Sent Home by the way of 
N? 4 [Charlestown, N. H.] ^ 

24 More Sick was Sent Home by the way of Albany 

25 Two men Carried out of Camp Sick with the Small Pox. 

26 Sunday All the Rangers was Sent Home only Capt Ogdens 
Company. 50 of them went by N? 4, & the Rest by the way of 
albany. 

27 AV2 Matthews of the New Hampshire Reg! was Sentanst 500 
Lashes for Mutiny & Disohediance of orders which was Proved against 
him, & to Receive them this Day Before the Mounting of the Guards 
this morn : 100, at whitmores, 100, at the Inniskilling, 100, at yf Mas- 
sachusetts, 100, at y? Rhode Islanders, 100, at the New Hampshire 
Reg! & to be Drum'? out of the army with a Halter about his neck & to 
be Sat over on the other side the Lake with Provisions to Carry him 
to N? 4 a Surgeon was also to attend accordingly the Prisoner was 
Brought to the Poast to Receive his Punishment and Rec? 20 odd 
Lashes & was taken with fitts that he Droped for Dead that they Could 
not Proceed to Give him his Punishment So the Prisoner was Conveyed 
to the Guard 

28 General amherst wento winter Quarters. Could wether comes 
on amain. 

^ At the period of the French and Indian War the four townships on the east 
bank of the Connecticut River, before tliey received their names, were numbered 
in tlieir geographical order, and l<nown by their numbers alone. They come 
now within the State of New Hampshire, — Township No. 1 being known as 
Cliesterfield ; No. 2, as Westmoreland ; No. 3, as Walpole ; and No. 4, as 
Charlestown. 



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29 F:itip;ues are very hard, to that Degree we Canuot Compleat the 
Partys Required. 

30 Colo : Thomas with a Detachment that was Left at the Isle au 
noix arived here this Day 

31 A very Tedious Time for Colds & Caughs iu Camp. 

Nov!' P.' Finished Raising the New Wooden Barrak in the New 
fort of 120 feet in Length. 

2 Sunday Nothing Remarkable Hapued 

3 Colo Willard Sat Sail in order for home Colo Ingersol Sent Part 
of his Baggage 

4 I Took Sick with a Tedious Cold 

5 Gun Powder Treason 

A mighty firing throughout the Camps this Night. A Corprol was 
Sent with a file of men Through the Lines to Patrole the Camps in 
order to Confine the men that fired. 

6 & 7 Nothing Remarkable 

8 Dull Lowry wether & Looks Like a Storme of Rain 

9 A Very Rainy Day Sunday 

10 Fired 21 Cannon in Honour to the Day it being King Georges 
Birth day 

1 1 The Sick was all Drawed up & Viewed By M! Munrow 

12 A Large Number of Invelads was Sent Home By the way of 
N° 4 [Charlestown, N. H.] 

13 A Number of the feebelest of the Inveleads was Sent Home By 
the way of Albany 

14 A Snow Storm Began Last Night & Snowed about 3 Inches 
Deep, after which is Tedious Could Blustering Wether 27 Cannon 
was fired 

15 As the Carpenters was Shingling the Stone Barrak one of the 
Stages Broke & three men fell from the Roof & was very much 
Bruised A Party was Sent to Ticonderoga for flower 

16 Sunday. Orders that all the Carpenter Should Return in all 
their Tools Tomorrow & was Paid off for their work the Same Day 
A Party was Sent to Ticonderoga for Flower Cap* Page with 60 men 
Sat off for N° 4 [Charlestown, N. H.] 

17 Orders that the Massachusetts & Rhoad Islanders Should Strike 
their Tents Tomorrow morning at Day Brake & Return them in to the 
Commassary ; & march to Ticondarog where we are to Receive Pro- 
visions to Carry us to N? 4. this was Joy full Nuse to us, as the 
weather was then Cold Brigadier Ruggles with his attendance marched 
for home by the way of N? 4. 

18 We Struck our Tents according to Order & Began our march 
for Ticondaroga (L- Col° Ingersol took the Command of the first & 
Second Battallion's) «&; we arived there the Same day & Drew Eight 

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Days Provisions to Carry us to N? 4. & was Carried over the Lake 
& Encampt on the other Side Cap' Whiting Sat Sail for Albony 
19 We Began our march through the Woods. 

23 Sunday arived at the Connecticutt River about Sun Sett & was 
ferry'd ouer & Encampt on the other Side 

24 Marched into the Town of N° 4. where the Regulars abused 
Some of our men We was Drawed up ; & Drew Allowance and 
Every man took their own way home this was a wet Day 

25 Two men that was Coufin'd for Burying a man alive in N° 4 
woods Reef their Punishment, one Rec^ 500 Lashes, the other 100 

Sat out from N" 4. & Came 18 Miles & Encampt in the woods till 
the moon arose & then Sat out & Came to Keen about Day Brake ; 
which is 30 miles from N? 4. 

26 Tarried here till afternoon and Came about 10 miles & Encampt 
till the moon arose ; & then Sat out and arived at Lanlord Elexanders 
in Doublin where we Slept till Day this was a very Snowy Night 

27 Sat out & Came to Peterborough & tarried at M- Swans this 
was a Rainy Day 

28 Sat out & Came to Townshend & tarried all Night at Jonas 
Stevens's 

29 Sat out & arived at Groton. 

And Blessed be God who has Preserved me in health this Campaign 
also ; who has Covr'd My Head in the Day of Battle & Return'd me 
in health to My Friends Again 



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The following orders are found on three loose sheets ; one 
sheet or more is missing, which will account for the abrupt 
beginning. 

Campany,s, and will Send in a Return of What Ammuuision they Want 
that they may Receive Carabiue ball, Powder, Paper & thread to make 
up 36 Rounds Compleat ^ man 

The Provoss Guard to be Reduced to a Corprol and of four men 
The 2'1 Batt'" Royal Highland Reg' and Moutgommery,s to Receive 
Three Days provision Which will Compleat them to the 27 Inclusively 

Allex? Donaldson adj? 
2^ Battl° R : H Reg' & of the Day 

Albany may y'' 25 After orders 
Parole Crown Point 

The Twelve Company,s of the Massechusetts Troops Encampt to 
Receive Provisions To Morrow morning at five OClock to the 29'!* In- 
clusively 

Monday May y" 20'!' Parole, Rockinggum. 

Tusday May y' 27'?' Parole, Dartmouth 

Camp Near Albany Thursday May y^ 29'?" 
Parole York Sheir 

The Company,s of MoQtgumi-y,s Regiment To March To morrow 
Morning at 5 o'Clock, They Will Receive Their Waggons in Propour- 
tion to their Number allowed To Carry Camp Aequapage and Baggage 
to Scheuactada by applying To Colonel Bradstreet, All the men on 
Duty of that Regiment to be Releived this evening & their Colours To 
be Lodged in the Fort in the Same manner as Those of the Royal. 
Major Campbell will Receive his Orders from the General. 

The order Given the fifth of may Last Year at Albany, Relating to 
the Granediers & Light Entantry Telling of the Battallions & Posting 
of Oflftcers the Serjeants takeing Fire Locks in Stead of Holbords. 

And only one Drumer Being Allowed f Company The Rest Put 
in the Ranks. 

No Women Being Permitted to Go with the Reg' or to Follow 
them. 

The Method of Marching the Regiments are To Practize the orders 
for the Front and Flanque and Rear and Flanque. Plattoonsare to be 
all the Duty Observ'd this Campaign, and as more Baggage then is 
absolutely Nessecary for the officers Is an Encumbrance to officers and 
men and must Be an obstruction to an army in this Country Each officer 



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Must take a Small Tent, Blanket, Bair Skin and Port Mantle, They will 
Take no Sashes Into the Feild. The Regiments that have Gorgats will 
ware them when on Duty, and Each officer will take Care that the men 
Dont Load them Selves AVith any Thing more then is Nessesary. 

A Koknawago [Caughnawaga] Indean is Suspected to Be Strooling 
about the Town or Camp, Every officer or Soldier who Sees any 
Indean who is not known or Cannot Give an account of Him Self 
Will Bring him to Head Quarters. The Massachusetts Troops to 
Receive four Days Provisions to the Second of June Inclusive A 
Return of the State of Each Company to be Given in Emediately. 
May y® 29'!" Regimental Orders. 

The Commanding officer of P^ach Company in Camp will take Care 
that no Strong Spirits Even Syder are Sould by the Soldiers nor Small 
Beer, Unless Liberty first obtained from the Quarter Master. 

The Role of Each Company to Be Call'd every Morning in the Pres- 
ence of a Commison^ officer (a> Six o'Clock, and @ Sun Set. 

What Ever Soldier Shall Be Found Easing Him Self in Camp will 
be Severly Punisht. The New York, New Jersey and Rhoad Island 
Troops Will Receive Provisions to Compleat them with what they have 
allready to the Second of June Inclusive. 

Friday May y" SO'!" 1760 Genral Orders 
Parole, Albany 

The Cort Martial Ordred this Morning To Set at the orderly Room 
So soon as the Prisoners is marched in for the Triol of the Soldiers of 
Montgumry,s accused of Burning My Tinbrooks ^ out House. 

My Graham Presidant : Cap! Montereef Debuty Judge Advocate, all 
Evidance to attend in Case the Cort Martial Should Not be over by the 
Time. Sir Allen MFLain,s Company Marches. Which Company is to 
march at Two o'Clock this afternoon. The Evidances a Corprol and 
Six Men to march the Prisoners. 

The Commanding Officers of the Company,s of Montgumrys Regi- 
ment having Desired to take their Colours into the Field they are to 
take them accordingly. All the Regiments are emediatly To Clear their 
men to the Twenty fourth of Apriel. after wards at the End of every 
Two months agreeable to Former orders. One Serjeant Two Corprols 
Guard of Six men Each, are to be Posted By Leiu? Coventry alonge the 
Fence which Runs at the Bottom of the Hill to Holland House; To 
Prevent that Fence Being Distroyed and the Cattle Gitting out. Two 
Serjeants & 36 men to be ordred from the Proventials for the Service 
of the Scows & to Eemain till further orders. 

1 See postea, where the name is written Tim Brooks. 



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After Orders 

Cap' Baker.s, Cap! Hawktoii,s, & Cap! Plats, s Company,s of the 
Second New York Regiment to be Compleated with arms according to 
the Returns Given in this after noon by applying to Colo : Williamson 
To morrow morning at live o'Clock. 

The first and Third Regiments of New York to be Compleated with 
arms To morrow morning according To the Returns Given in By apply- 
ing to Colonel Williamson. 

The first Regiment to Receive theirs at half after Five The third at 
Six o'clock. 

Saturday May y^ 31^' 1760 

General Orders. Parole Barlin 

The Field Officers of the Provential Troops Who are arived here, 
& have Commisions to Send a Return of their Ranks, & Dats of Com- 
isions To the Adjetant General at orderly Time. 

Colonel Thomas or officer Commanding the Massachusetts Troops 
will Send in a Report from what Company,s The Several Detachments 
of the Massachusetts Troops Sent up Hudson River, are taken as the 
Companys are not form,d in Battalions, he will Give in this Return at 
Five O'clock this Evening. 

The General will See what Provential Troops are in Camp, at the 
Head of their Encampment at five O'Clock this Evening They are to be 
drawn up in Two Ranks, all those that have arms are to apjiear with 
them, and those that have Powder Horns and Bullet pouches will Put 
Them on. 

A Cort Martial of Enquiry Consisting of one Major and Four Cap*? 
of the New York Troops To Set at the Court House at Eight o'Clock 
Tomorrow Morning to Examin into the accustions against Peter M^Coy 
who is Confined By Leiu! Muyncher on Suspition of Heaving a man 
over Bord And Drownding him. 

Leiu' Colonel Ingalson is to Remain here to Receive the massachusetts 
troops as they Come in which he will Report as they Come in The Regi- 
ment of 1000 will be allowed provisions or the four pences in Leiu of it 
for four women ^ Company, and those of 700 for Three Women ^ 
Company 

This allowance to Be paid to the Women By Leiu! Coventry at Albany 
and the Commanding officer of Each Regiment is to Send in a List 
of the women of Each Company of the Regiment who are Recom- 
mended for this provision, which he will Sign & Transmitt to the 
Major of Brigade who will Give the List to Leiu! Coventry &> give 
in their Names to the Mattron of the Hospitle. 



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That if they Should Be Required for the attendance of the Sick they 
may attend or otherwise be Struck off the Allowance. 

The General Cort Martial of which Major Graham is Presedent is 
Disolved. 

and Donald MPKiuson private Soldier of Montgomries Regiment 
Tried on Suspition of having Malisiously & willfully Sat Fire to 
Mr Tim Brooks ^ out House is found Not Guilty of the Crime Laid to 
his Charge & is acquited Capt. Cameron will take him to Joyn the 
Regiment. 

1 See ante, where the name is written Tinbrooks. 



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